• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.287-294
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• 2014

The transcription factor E2F1 is active during G1 to S transition and is involved in the cell cycle and progression. A recent study reported that increased E2F1 is associated with DNA damage and tumor development in several tissues using transgenic models. Here, we show that E2F1 expression is regulated by tristetraprolin (TTP) in prostate cancer. Overexpression of TTP decreased the stability of E2F1 mRNA and the expression level of E2F1. In contrast, inhibition of TTP using siRNA increased the E2F1 expression. E2F1 mRNA contains three AREs within the 3'UTR, and TTP destabilized a luciferase mRNA that contained the E2F1 mRNA 3'UTR. Analyses of point mutants of the E2F1 mRNA 3'UTR demonstrated that ARE2 was mostly responsible for the TTP-mediated destabilization of E2F1 mRNA. RNA EMSA revealed that TTP binds directly to the E2F1 mRNA 3'UTR of ARE2. Moreover, treatment with siRNA against TTP increased the proliferation of PC3 human prostate cancer cells. Taken together, these results demonstrate that E2F1 mRNA is a physiological target of TTP and suggests that TTP controls proliferation as well as migration and invasion through the regulation of E2F1 mRNA stability.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.391-397
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• 2010

E2F transcription factors and their target genes have been known to play an important role in cell growth control. We found that curcumin, a polyphenolic phytochemical isolated from the plant Curcuma longa, markedly suppressed E2F4 expression in HCT116 colon cancer cells. Hydrogen peroxide was also found to decrease E2F4 protein level, indicating the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in curucmin-induced downregulation of E2F4 expression. Involvement of ROS in E2F4 downregulation in response to curcumin was confirmed by the result that pretreatment of cells with N-acetylcystein (NAC) before exposure of curcumin almost completely blocked the reduction of E2F4 expression at the protein as well as mRNA level. Anti-proliferative effect of curcumin was also suppressed by NAC which is consistent to previous reports showing curcumin-superoxide production and induction of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage as well as apoptosis. Expression of several genes, cyclin A, p21, and p27, which has been shown to be regulated in E2F4-dependent manner and involved in the cell cycle progression was also affected by curcumin. Moreover, decreased (cyclin A) and increased (p21 and p27) expression of these E2F4 downstream genes by curcumin was restored by pretreatment of cells with NAC and E2F4 overexpression which is induced by doxycycline. In addition, E2F4 overexpression was observed to partially ameliorate curcumin-induced growth inhibition by cell viability assay. Taken together, we found curcumin-induced ROS down-regulation of E2F4 expression and modulation of E2F4 target genes which finally lead to the apoptotic cell death in HCT116 colon cancer cells, suggesting that E2F4 appears to be a novel determinant of curcumin-induced cytotoxicity.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.356-359
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• 2006

The transcription factor E2F1 coordinates cell cycle progression and induces apoptosis in response to DNA damage stress. Aside from DNA damage, the role of E2F1 in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress signaling pathways is unclear. We found that $E2F1^{-/-}$ murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) are resistant to apoptosis triggered by the ER stress inducer thapsigargin. In addition, E2F1 deficiency results in enhanced phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor $2{\alpha}$ ($elF2{\alpha}$). These results therefore indicate that E2F1 deficiency increases phosphorylation of $elF2{\alpha}$ in response to ER stress triggered by thapsigargin, and suggest that the reduction in ER stress-induced apoptosis in E2F1-deficient cells is related to the high level of $elF2{\alpha}$ phosphorylation.

• 충청수학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.679-689
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• 2010

By developing and using certain operators like those initiated by Burchnall-Chaundy, the authors aim at investigating several decomposition formulas associated with the $Kamp{\acute{e}}$ de $F{\acute{e}}riet$ function $F_{2:0;0}^{0:3;3}$ [x, y]. For this purpose, many operator identities involving inverse pairs of symbolic operators are constructed. By employing their decomposition formulas, they also present a new group of integral representations of Eulerian type for the $Kamp{\acute{e}}$ de $F{\acute{e}}riet$ function $F_{2:0;0}^{0:3;3}$ [x, y], some of which include several hypergeometric functions such as $_2F_1$, $_3F_2$, an Appell function $F_3$, and the $Kamp{\acute{e}}$ de $F{\acute{e}}riet$ functions $F_{2:0;0}^{0:3;3}$ and $F_{1:0;1}^{0:2;3}$.

• BMB Reports
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• 제42권10호
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• pp.691-696
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• 2009

The E2F gene family appears to regulate the proliferation and differentiation of events that are required for adipogenesis. Pref-1 is a transmembrane protein that inhibits adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells. In this study, we found that the expression of pref-1 is regulated by the transcription factor E2F1. The expression of pref-1 and E2F1 was strongly induced in preadipocytes and at the late differentiation stage. Using luciferase reporter assay, ChIP assay and EMSA, we found that the -211/-194 region of the pref-1 promoter is essential for the binding of E2F1 as well as E2F1-dependent transcriptional activation. Knockdown of E2F1 reduced both pref-1 promoter activity and the level of pref-1 mRNA. Taken together, our data suggest that transcriptional activation of pref-1 is stimulated by E2F1 protein in adipocytes.

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2008

For $\mathbb{F}[e^{{\pm}x}]_{\{{\partial}\}}$, all the derivations of the evaluation algebra $\mathbb{F}[e^{{\pm}x}]_{\{{\partial}\}}$ is found in the paper (see [16]). For $M=\{{\partial}_1,\;{\partial}_1^2\},\;Der_{non}(\mathbb{F}[e^{{\pm}x}]_M))$ of the evaluation algebra $\mathbb{F}[e^{{\pm}x},\;e^{{\pm}y}]_M$ is found in the paper (see [2]). For $M=({\partial}_1^2,\;{\partial}_2^2)$, we find $Der_{non}(\mathbb{F}[e^{{\pm}x},\;e^{{\pm}y}]_M))$ of the evaluation algebra $\mathbb{F}[e^{{\pm}x},\;e^{{\pm}y}]_M$ in this paper.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2007

A signed 3-partite graph is a 3-partite graph in which each edge is assigned a positive or a negative sign. Let G(U, V, W) be a signed 3-partite graph with $U\;=\;\{u_1,\;u_2,\;{\cdots},\;u_p\},\;V\;=\;\{v_1,\;v_2,\;{\cdots},\;v_q\}\;and\;W\;=\;\{w_1,\;w_2,\;{\cdots},\;w_r\}$. Then, signed degree of $u_i(v_j\;and\;w_k)$ is $sdeg(u_i)\;=\;d_i\;=\;d^+_i\;-\;d^-_i,\;1\;{\leq}\;i\;{\leq}\;p\;(sdeg(v_j)\;=\;e_j\;=\;e^+_j\;-\;e^-_j,\;1\;{\leq}\;j\;{\leq}q$ and $sdeg(w_k)\;=\;f_k\;=\;f^+_k\;-\;f^-_k,\;1\;{\leq}\;k\;{\leq}\;r)$ where $d^+_i(e^+_j\;and\;f^+_k)$ is the number of positive edges incident with $u_i(v_j\;and\;w_k)$ and $d^-_i(e^-_j\;and\;f^-_k)$ is the number of negative edges incident with $u_i(v_j\;and\;w_k)$. The sequences ${\alpha}\;=\;[d_1,\;d_2,\;{\cdots},\;d_p],\;{\beta}\;=\;[e_1,\;e_2,\;{\cdots},\;e_q]$ and ${\gamma}\;=\;[f_1,\;f_2,\;{\cdots},\;f_r]$ are called the signed degree sequences of G(U, V, W). In this paper, we characterize the signed degree sequences of signed 3-partite graphs.

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.645-648
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• 2005

Let K be a Galois extension of a field F with G = Gal(K/F). Let L be an extension of F such that $K\;{\otimes}_F\;L\;=\; N_1\;{\oplus}N_2\;{\oplus}{\cdots}{\oplus}N_k$ with corresponding primitive idempotents $e_1,\;e_2,{\cdots},e_k$, where Ni's are fields. Then G acts on $\{e_1,\;e_2,{\cdots},e_k\}$ transitively and $Gal(N_1/K)\;{\cong}\;\{\sigma\;{\in}\;G\;/\;{\sigma}(e_1)\;=\;e_1\}$. And, let R be a commutative F-algebra, and let P be a prime ideal of R. Let T = $K\;{\otimes}_F\;R$, and suppose there are only finitely many prime ideals $Q_1,\;Q_2,{\cdots},Q_k$ of T with $Q_i\;{\cap}\;R\;=\;P$. Then G acts transitively on $\{Q_1,\;Q_2,{\cdots},Q_k\},\;and\;Gal(qf(T/Q_1)/qf(R/P))\;{\cong}\;\{\sigma{\in}\;G/\;{\sigma}-(Q_1)\;=\;Q_1\}$ where qf($T/Q_1$) is the quotient field of $T/Q_1$.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.265-269
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• 2007

국부적인 결정구조와 에너지 띠 간격 간 상관관계를 고찰하기 위하여 Nb를 포함하는 일련의 불소 산화물에 대하여 결정구조와 자외선-가시광선 확산 반사율 스펙트럼을 비교, 연구하였다. 이 실험에서 다룬 RbSrNb2O6F와 RbCaNb2O6F, RbNb2O5F는 공통적으로, 꼭지점 공유를 하고 있는 NbO5F 팔면체로 구성되어 있 다. 구조적 뒤틀림 정도의 척도로 볼 수 있는 Nb-O(F)-Nb 평균 결합각은 RbSrNb2O6F에서 158.6°, RbCaNb2O6F 에서 149.6° 그리고 RbNb2O5F에서 139.5o이다. 확산 반사율 스펙트럼으로부터 구한 에너지 띠 간격은 Nb-O(F)-Nb 결합각이 감소할수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 즉 RbSrNb2O6F, RbCaNb2O6F, RbNb2O5F 각각의 화합물에 대해 서 3.48 eV, 3.75 eV, 4.03 eV 의 값을 나타내었다. 이러한 실험적 결과는 Nb를 포함하는 불소 산화물에서 국 부구조의 변화를 통해 띠 간격을 약 0.6 eV의 범위에서 조절할 수 있음을 의미한다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.380-389
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• 2005

부동소수점 나눗셈에서 많이 사용하는 골드스미트 나눗셈 알고리즘은 일정한 횟수의 곱셈을 반복한다. 본 논문에서는 오차가 정해진 값보다 작아질 때까지 곱셈을 반복하여 나눗셈을 수행하는 가변 시간 골드스미트 부동소수점 나눗셈 알고리즘을 제안한다. 부동소수점 나눗셈 ‘$\frac{N}{F}$'는 'T=$\frac{1}{F}+e_t$'를 분모와 분자에 곱하면 ’$\frac{TN}{TF}=\frac{N_0}{F_0}$'가 된다. ’$R_i=(2-e_r-F_i),\;N_{i+1}=N_i{\ast}R_i,\;F_{i+1}=F_i{\ast}R_i$, i$\in${0,1,...n-1}'를 반복한다. 중간 곱셈 결과는 소수점이하 p 비트 미만을 절삭하며, 절삭 오차는 ‘$e_r=2^{-p}$', 보다 작다. p는 단정도실수에서 29, 배정도실수에서 59이다. ’$F_i=1+e_i$'이라고 하면 ‘$F_{i+1}=1-e_{i+1},\;e_{i+1},\;e_{i+1}'이 된다. '$[F_i-1]<2^{\frac{-p+3}{2}}$'이면, ’$e_{i+1}<16e_r$'이 부동소수점으로 표현 가능한 최소값보다 작아지며, ‘$N_{i+1}\risingdotseq\frac{N}{F}$이다. 본 논문에서 제안한 알고리즘은 입력 값에 따라서 곱셈 횟수가 다르므로, 평균 곱셈 횟수를 계산하는 방식을 도출하고, 여러 크기의 근사 역수 테이블($T=\frac{1}{F}+e_t$)에서 단정도실수 및 배정도실수의 나눗셈 계산에 필요한 평균 곱셈 횟수를 계산한다. 이들 평균 곱셈 횟수를 종래 알고리즘과 비교하여 본 논문에서 제안한 알고리즘의 우수성을 증명한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 알고리즘은 오차가 일정한 값보다 작아질 때까지만 반복 연산을 수행하므로 나눗셈기의 성능을 높일 수 있다. 또한 최적의 근사 역수 테이블을 구성할 수 있다. 본 논문의 연구 결과는 디지털 신호처리, 컴퓨터 그라픽스,, 멀티미디어, 과학 기술 연산 등 부동소수점 계산기가 사용되는 분야에서 폭 넓게 사용될 수 있다.